Titan Incubators Chick Heating Plate/Brooder Hen – Heat Lamp Replacement - Up to 25 Chicks – 12” x 12”

I really liked what I received from Titan to keep young chicks warm and comfortable! What I liked the best is that this unit is adjustable; as the chicks grow and need less heat, you simply raise it a few notches upward. I did change my mind about buying young chicks at a local store however. They were first run...which means that cannot yet be sexed. I dont want any rooster on my conscience because they are impossible to find good homes for. I will just wait for a chicken who needs rescued! Titan has an awesome product here! Absolutely worth the money!

Oh my God I cannot believe I found this product. I can sleep now through the night not worrying that my house will burn down by a heat bulb. In fact it was almost burnt down when the heat bulb dropped into our baby quails bin and started to set it on fire. This product is amazing. Low voltage and our baby quails love hanging out underneath it. Remember to wait an hour for it to warm up before use. But rest well knowing. It’s not a huge fire hazard like those damn heat lamps. It’s worth every penny - is it worth the risk using a heat bulb? So the math. I’d pay $500 for this if I had to to keep my family safe.

The chicks love it. The adjustable legs make it easy to use. It’d be great if there was an easier way to make sure the legs are all level though. Much safer and more efficient than a heat lamp

I learned after purchasing this heater plate that this type of heat source isn’t recommended by my shipping hatchery. The strong argument is that they only heat under the plate leaving the areas of the brooder outside the plate too cold and discouraging chicks from eating and drinking in the too-cold areas. My chicks are to arrive in the mail today or tomorrow and I’m trying to get my brooder ready.The area under my 3” height Titan plate actually only gets to about 80 degrees about an inch it two from the plate. It’s hotter nearer the plate and too hot to touch the metal of the plate for long. I have the plate in an unheated shed and the temps range from about 55 during the day and 40 over night. The areas of my brooder outside the plate aren’t much above ambient temps-much too cold for the chicks and I can surely see that chicks wouldn’t want to eat or drink outside the plate.So first I tried supplementing the plate with a hanging heat lamp. I used a 150 wat ceramic, reptile heater bulb-the kind that doesn’t emit light to keep the chicks circadian rhythm normal and minimize fire risk (the reason I went with the heater plate in the first place). I reasoned that I could avoid a 250 watt lamp because I would use both the lamp and my original Titan heater plate. Still temps only got to about 77 outside the heater plate, directly under the heat lamp that was located at its minimum safe height of 12-13 inches above my pine litter.So I then had to go to the store and buy another heat lamp. This time I went for the big gun 250 watt red heat lamp-the kind I was trying to avoid in the first place. It works like a charm. 90-100 degree heat under the lamp, night and day respectively. I’m keeping the Titan heat plate in the brooder too to act as a backup, in case the bulb should fail.I think the plate will work along with the reptile, ceramic 150 watt bulb when the chicks are a couple of weeks old and need lower (85 degree) temps so I’m still glad I have them. I don’t think the heater plate, or any other heater plate, would be sufficient by itself with any situation except where ambient temperatures are 80 to 85 degrees. I do like it as a failsafe backup to maybe keep the chicks alive for a night if the 250 watt bulb should fail.If I had a do-over, I’d get a 250 watt heat lamp (or 150 watt if ambient temps are high enough) and I prefer the non-light emiting, ceramic, reptile type. I’d also have the heater plate to use as a failsafe along with the appropriate bulb. The heater plate works well as a backup. You could use a second heat lamp as a failsafe but if one of the lamps failed the brooder temperature would be too cool where the heater plate stays nearly warm enough underneath.I will say that the Titan plate seems to be robust, easy to use, and very well-priced. I think it’s a nice plate, for the type. It would work well in warm ambient temps like a warm, heated indoor space or when outdoor temps are above 80 or so. It would also work by itself for chicks over a couple of weeks old, though the adjustable height maximum and plate area might not be adequate, certainly not for long.

Sooo glad i replaced my standard overhead heat lamp - of which the bulb burned out and i lost 3 chicks in the chill..!..This 'Brood Hen' is Safer, and offered just the right Temperature for my remaining 5 chicks to nestle underneath.They loved to stay on the surface as they grew larger - even tho i raised it with the easy to adjust legs for them to fit beneath.i recommend this 100% as a safe and perfectly functioning chick brooder.

First time using a brooder plate. At first I was afraid it would burn the chicks because I am unable to leave my fingers on it. My chicks are now 3 weeks old and none of them were singed and very little past butt. I used a lamp in addition the first week just to increase the ambient temp but not for primary heat. So nice not to have to be constantly watching temps like you have to when using a lamp for primary heat. This brooder plate is hot but works great for healthy chicks.

I’ve owned two of these for seven years, now. They work so well and well put together, I bought another. I’d never use a hazardous ⚠️ red lamp. The price seems fair, too. Chickies always seem to enjoy it.

This was a life saver for someone who does NOT want to use heat lamps or the “old conventional” methods. It provided a safe space that was the perfect temperature and wasn’t dangerous for my chicks to use. I had 27 babies and they all fit up under here for the first two weeks. After that, they rotated. Peeps were down, everyone was happy and this is something I will always have on hand and always recommend to others